Staff Infrastructure Engineer, Cluster Infrastructure

Anthropic

San Francisco, CA, US
Base: $320,000 - $4,050,000 usd; bonus/equity: not...
On-site
Distributed systems expertise
Cloud platform proficiency aws gcp azure
Systems language proficiency rust go python
Anthropic's Infrastructure organization is foundational to developing reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems that scale safely

Job Summary

  • Anthropic's Infrastructure organization is foundational to developing reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems that scale safely.
  • The Staff Infrastructure Engineer will own the technical strategy for agent-driven cluster lifecycle management across cloud providers and datacenters.
  • The role requires establishing operational excellence practices including incident response, postmortem culture, and on-call health while mentoring engineers.

Matching Summary

Anthropic's Infrastructure organization is foundational to developing reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems that scale safely.

Salary

Base: $320,000 - $4,050,000 USD; Bonus/Equity: Not specified; Benefits: Competitive compensation, optional equity donation matching, generous vacation and parental leave

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Distributed systems expertise
  • Cloud platform proficiency AWS GCP Azure
  • Systems language proficiency Rust Go Python
  • Infrastructure as code Terraform
  • Leading complex multi-quarter technical initiatives

Nice-to-have

  • Hyperscale infrastructure experience 100+ clusters
  • Kubernetes internals depth
  • Cloud networking VPC design BGP
  • Cluster security pod standards
  • Workflow orchestration Temporal Argo Workflows

Key Requirements

  • 8+ years software engineering experience
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
  • Track record of leading cross-team technical initiatives

Work Rights

Not specified

Sponsorship: available

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